Fastening for stovepipes



(No Model.)

G. R. MALONE. FASTENING FOR STOVEPIPES.

No. 533,134. Patented Jan. 29, 1895.

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GEORGE R. MALONE, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

FASTENING FOR STOVEPIPES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,134, dated January29, 1895.

Serial No. 508,792. (No model.)

To CLZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. IVIALONE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings forStovepipes, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this kind whichrequires no mechanical skill to apply it, which permits of fastening thestove-pipe with or without a collar, which affords greater holding powerthan similar devices in present use, and which need not be removed whenthe pipe is temporarily taken down.

To this end myinvention consists primarily in a hold-fast particularlydevised and adapted to be secured in position in the stove-pipe hole inthe chimney, all as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the stove-pipe hole of achimney showing my means as applied to hold a stove pipe and collar inposition. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the stove pipe hole of achimney showing my means as applied to hold the spective of the metalstrip stove pipe in position without the use of a collar. Fig. 3 is adetached perspective view of the hold fast. Fig. 4 is a detachedperpreferably used in connection with my hold fast. a A represents achimney and B the thimble built to form aperture 0 for the stove pipe,all as in the usual manner of construction.

As a hold fast lose a toggle lever jack consisting of two bars D Dpivotally secured to gether at E by a rivetor in any other suitablemanner and havingpointed or sharpened ends. The two bars are preferablypivoted together so that one bar forms a toggle shorter than the otherand constitutes a lever for operating the toggle, all so arrangedthatthe device can be firmly secured in the stove pipe hole in thechimney, by folding the two bars upon each other, and therebystraightening out the toggle and forcing the pointed ends into the wallof the stove pipe hole. The two bars may be locked together in thisposition in any suitable manner, such as by means of a lockin g pin asecured into registering holes through the ends of the strips F andsecuring it in the stove pipe hole as shown in Fig. 1.

The collar may be secured to the project-' ing ends of the strips in anydesired manner, such as by forming the strips with hooks or eyes Fadapted to hold the collar against the chimney wall. The stove pipe maybe held in place by wiring it to the eyes of the strip F. In this way astrong hold is obtained and it will be seen that having the collar thussecured in position the latter can be readily removed when the stovepipe is taken down and then by bending the strips out of the way theusual cap can be placed into the hole, without removing any part of thefastening.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a way of using my toggle lever jack for securingthe stove pipe directly in place, and to this end I secure the hold-fastfirmly in the thimble preferably in vertical position with a connectingwire'K, secured to the upper toggle. With this wire I then secure thestove pipe in any suitable way, preferably by using eye-bolts J J"secured by nuts near the ends of the stove pipe sections, so that theyact as stops to prevent the telescoping of the stove pipe sections. Inthis manner a number of sections of stove pipe may be wired together andto the hold fast, and if a neat job is required small turn buckles L maybe used inthe connecting wires for a more accurate adjustment. IVhenlong reaches of stove pipe are used, as in churches and large halls thisway of securing stove-pipe I have found to afford the greatest security,as the hold-fast holds as securely as the chimney itself and it alsoforms a stop to prevent the pipe from being pushed farther in.

As it is often required for the purpose of adjustment that the pipeshould enter the chimney more or less, the fact that my holdfast formsan adjustable stop is an advantage for itself. need not be removed if itis desired to take the pipe down, and it does notinterfere with the useof the ordinary means for stopping up the hole when the pipe is takendown.

Although I have described how my device is practically applied it isobvious that it is susceptible of use in different ways and according tothe means at hand or the mechanical skill of the operator.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A stove pipe fastener consisting oftwo pointed levers D D, the inner end of the lever D being pivotallysecured to the outer end of the lever D and the lever D having its innerend projecting inwardly to a point adjacent to the opposite end of thelever D, thereby forming a lever arm, substantially as described.

2. In a stove pipe fastener, the combination with a thimble havingoppositely arranged apertures therein, strips adapted to be placed It isalso an advantage that it in the thimble having apertures registeringwith the apertures in the thimble and having enlargements on their ends,a hold fast consisting of two bars pivotally secured together forming atoggle, having ends adapted to enter the apertures in the strips andthimble, one of the bars forming an actuating lever whereby the two barsmay be folded upon each other, and means for securing the bars together,substantially as described.

3. A stove pipe fastener consisting of two levers pivoted eccentricallytogether, and each form ed with penetrating points and means for lockingthe levers in parallel relation, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. MALONE.

Witnesses:

O. 1. BIGLEY, GEO. W. BURRIER.

